Morning Report

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The government is considering creating a new public agency to deliver Auckland Light Rail. RNZ revealed last year transport officials were warning the major project was too big and too complex for any… Read more Audio

After weeks of playing shadow tennis in their hotel rooms, the world's best players took to the courts of Melbourne yesterday for the opening day of the Australian Open.

Community cases of Covid-19… Read more Audio

Auckland councillor Chris Darby has called for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly from the Auckland Harbour Bridge, alongside New Zealand's national flag, year-round. 

The red white and black flag… Read more Audio

Labour Party MP Glen Bennett married his partner Jon O'Neill in Parliament's legislative chamber.

Bennett said the day was another marker showing the changed attitudes toward same-sex marriage in New… Read more Audio

Following a lengthy approval process, New Zealand's largest venue will now be able to host six concerts a year.

Eden Park has long been bound by strict rules around musical events - previously, the… Read more Audio

RNZ has heard from MIQ nurses who are fearful that inadequate staffing could lead to further Covid-19 outbreaks.

One nurse told RNZ she had worked several 24-hour shifts, while another says her… Read more Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

Tom Brady has etched a place in NFL history and possibly inspired ageing sportspeople around the globe after masterminding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in the Super Bowl.

The 43-year-old… Read more Audio

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is leading a peaceful hīkoi to the Tāmaki Makaurau High Court. 

The iwi is upset that the Crown is using land within its rohe to compensate another iwi - Hauraki-Maratūāhu - for… Read more Audio